Pay
Percentage increase on lowest basic rates 1999-2001
manual non-manual public sector private sector all workers by by numbers by by numbers by by numbers by by numbers by by numbers agreement covered agreement covered agreement covered agreement covered agreement coveredHighest decile (top 10%)
2000-2001 4.7 5.5 4.2 5.9 4.4 5.9 4.5 5.5 4.5 5.9 1999-2000 4.7 5.0 4.0 3.6 5.3 3.7 4.6 5.0 4.6 5.0Upper quartile (top 25%)
2000-2001 3.6 4.2 3.5 5.9 3.7 4.0 3.6 5.5 3.6 5.0 1999-2000 3.5 4.8 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.5 5.0 3.5 4.0Median (50%)
2000-2001 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.5 3.2 3.6 3.2 3.6 1999-2000 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.3 2.9 3.6 3.0 3.3Lower quartile (bottom 25%)
2000-2001 2.9 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.0 3.5 2.8 3.0 2.9 3.5 1999-2000 2.5 3.0 2.5 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.4 2.7 2.5 3.0Lowest decile (bottom 10%)
2000-2001 2.3 2.9 2.5 3.0 2.5 3.0 2.3 2.7 2.3 3.0 1999-2000 2.0 2.5 2.0 2.5 2.0 3.0 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.5Mid-point increases on lowest basic rates by sector
private company private multi- all private sector public sector allindustrial sector agreements employer agreements agreements agreements agreements
% no % no % no % no % noAgriculture, forestry etc.
by agreement
2.0 1 3.0 3 2.0 4 6.0 1 3.0 5by numbers covered
2.0 220 4.4 108,000 4.4 108,000 6.0 250 4.4 108,000Energy and water supply
by agreement
3.1 26 - - 3.1 26 3.0 3 3.1 29by numbers covered
3.0 43,000 - - 3.0 43,000 3.0 7,000 3.0 50,000Minerals and chemicals
by agreement
3.2 60 3.2 5 3.2 65 - - 3.2 65by numbers covered
3.2 29,000 3.2 30,500 3.2 59,000 - - 3.2 59,000Metal goods, engineering etc.
by agreement
3.3 95 5.0 1 3.3 96 - - 3.3 96by numbers covered
3.5 102,000 5.0 4,000 3.5 106,000 - - 3.5 106,000Other manufacturing
by agreement
3.0 77 3.0 23 3.0 100 2.5 2 3.0 102by numbers covered
3.0 48,000 3.0 235,000 3.0 283,000 2.5 10,000 3.0 294,000Construction
by agreement
- - 5.0 11 5.0 11 3.0 2 4.5 13by numbers covered
- - 5.5 773,000 5.5 773,000 3.5 42,000 5.5 815,000Distribution, hotels etc.
by agreement
3.0 26 2.6 6 3.0 32 2.6 2 2.9 34by numbers covered
3.0 298,000 2.9 154,000 3.0 451,000 2.6 2,000 3.0 454,000Transport and communications
by agreement
3.5 90 3.6 5 3.5 95 3.3 17 3.5 112by numbers covered
3.4 50,000 7.4 21,000 3.5 71,000 3.2 177,000 3.2 248,000Banking and finance
by agreement
3.1 22 - - 3.1 22 - - 3.1 22by numbers covered
3.3 116,000 - - 3.3 116,000 - - 3.3 116,000Other services
by agreement
3.0 18 2.9 2 3.0 20 3.3 129 3.3 148by numbers covered
3.1 10,000 4.5 8,000 3.1 18,000 3.7 3,400,000 3.7 3,417,000All sectors
by agreement
3.2 415 3.1 56 3.2 471 3.3 156 3.2 627by numbers covered
3.3 696,000 5.5 1,333,000 3.6 2,029,000 3.5 3,638,000 3.6 5,667,000In most cases numbers are rounded to the nearest 1,000.